It was hell being stationed at Fort Ruby in eastern Nevada. Established in September 1862, the fort provided a military presence to protect emigrants heading to California and Oregon as well as the ...

RUBY VALLEY — Soldiers stationed at Fort Ruby, Nev., in the 1860s did not deliberately sign up for an assignment at the remote, halfway point of the Great Basin. “These soldiers were told they were ...

RUBY VALLEY — Soldiers stationed at Fort Ruby, Nev., in the 1860s did not deliberately sign up for an assignment at the remote, halfway point of the Great Basin. “These soldiers were told they were ...